# 47. Manipulation of Morality ## 47.5 Methodology/Refinements/Sub-species ### 47.5.4. The Divine fallacy This is also called the "argument from incredulity" and it is related to "Big Lies". The saying goes "Tell the people that there is an invisible man in the sky that created the universe and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them "Beware - Wet Paint" and every single person will have to touch it to make sure." This is the nature of the believability of the divine fallacy. In some circumstances a manipulator will need to argue for the existence of a divine intervention - they will often use a methodology referred to as the "Divine fallacy". The divine fallacy, or the argument from incredulity, is a species of non sequitur reasoning which has the following form: "I can't work this out, so a God must have done it". Or, "this is an amazing fact; therefore, a God did it". Or, "I can't think of any other explanation; therefore a God did it". Or, "this is just too strange; so it must be an act of God". This is low level manipulation, generally employed against people of poor educational standards who are badly informed and emotionally weakened. It is however in constant use. The belief in miracles and other superstitions are good examples of the divine fallacy at work. For instance, many emotionally weakened people trek to pilgrimage sites like Lourdes to be cured because they believe a miracle happened there.